Phillies' 1st-round picks last 15 years: Too many swings and misses

Phillies 2017 first-round pick Adam Haseley has hit for average of late with high-A Clearwater, but continued to not show any consistent pop in his bat. (Provided photo)

Swing and a … miss.

That’s been the theme with many of the Phillies’ first-round picks since they took Cole Hamels in 2002.

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Remember Larry Greene or Mitch Gueller? Didn’t think so.

Remember watching Anthony Hewitt in the field? Painful.

Though some Phillies faithful are stressed about the last three picks — outfielders Adam Haseley, Mickey Moniak and Cornelius Randolph — because of their lack of offensive production; however, there is still time for that trio to evolve.

More salt on the wound: The Yankees took Aaron Judge 16 picks after the Phillies grabbed Crawford.

Only two other players drafted by the Phillies in the first round/supplemental round from 2003 to 2012 — pitcher Joe Savery and outfielder Greg Golson — reached the majors with the club. Neither were there long.

There are few guarantees with MLB first-round picks. Every other club has whiffed (the Astros took Mark Appel first overall instead of Kris Bryant in 2013).

Houston recovered just fine, however, thanks in part to taking Carlos Correa first overall in 2012 and George Springer with their first pick in 2011.

Of note: He’s on the DL with a right forearm strain after a rough start to his first full season in the big leagues. He’s slashing .188/.246/.328 with as many errors (5) as extra-base hits and 19 strikeouts (four walks) in 71 at-bats.